pretty much everyone the Bulls have paid recently has been a huge disappointment. Hinrich, Deng, Noce, Ben Wallace, and Tyson Chandler all signed for big money and then seemed to take a step backwards. Now that the Bulls let Gordon walk, will it happen again or will he take off?

Now that I have had 24 hours to digest these signings. I too have to hope that there are a couple more pieces to add to this Piston Puzzle.??

Will the new coach be able to teach these two youngsters any defense?

Are the points they are going to generate be enough to offset the points they will give up?

Consensus is we will need more than these two and Chandler just to compete and get past the first round.....
...if we indeed do swap Max & Kwame for Chandler, who out there is available to make up for our possible shortfall in rebounds and defense when Tyson is resting his ailing ankle?

Will we keep Rip and allow Gordon to play the "microwave role" or should Joe shop Rip or Tay for another big?

Are we certain that Stuckey's junior year is the real deal and he learns how to distribute or finish at the hoop?
will any of our rookies or even Sharpe get any PT or even male an impact.

Finally with these moves, are the Cavs, Magic, Celtics, Hawks and Wizards still ahead of us talent wise? Oh yeah do we move past the two teams we battled 8th place for (Bulls & SIxers).

Ben Gordon to the Pistons is a done deal. The method by which he will get there is still under discussion. CBSSports.com has learned that the Bulls and Pistons may yet revisit Detroit's agreement with Ben Gordon and instead investigate a sign-and-trade that would send Allen Iverson to Chicago.

A person familiar with the situation said the Pistons would flat-out refuse to entertain a sign-and-trade for Gordon unless it provided significant savings. The Bulls, too, may not be eager to do business with Gordon, whose agent did not give the team a chance to match Detroit's offer.

That sounds interesting. Why would Gordon agree to this now that he already has a verbal commitment? If the Pistons did it for substantial savings, it would mean that Gordon would get a smaller contract, right? That sounds a bit ruthless and not the best way to endear yourself to your big-name free agent acquisition.